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My Summary:On Tuesday, the National Center on Family Homelessness reported there were 1.5 million American children "homeless" in 2005-06 – that's 1 in 50 American kids under 18.The definition they used of "homeless" is the one currently used by the federal Department of Education and it includes children living with friends and relatives.They did not use the definition used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.Why?Because, according to HUD, there were not 1.5 million homeless kids in America, there were only 330,000 children who were "literally homeless" – that is, living in homeless facilities or in places not meant for human habitation.The Education department uses their definition to make sure these "homeless" kids have access to free public education, HUD uses their definition to describe where they actually live.So, according to the Department of Education, if you're currently staying with relatives, you're "homeless."Do you feel that way?

428-437 – Nancy Alcorn, founder of Mercy Ministries of America (mercyministries.org), who for over 25 years has been providing hope and healing to generations of desperate young women who are seeking freedom from drug & alcohol addictions, depression, eating disorders, unplanned pregnancy, physical & sexual abuse, and self harm.

443-452 – Nancy Alcorn

458-508 – Jennifer Lahl, Founder and National Director of The Center for Bioethics and Culture (cbc-network.org), on Obama's embryonic stem cell research policy.They've just produced a new documentary on the issue entitled "The Lines That Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate," and you can watch a clip on their website.

528-538 – Scott Marshall, the principal of Los Angeles Baptist Middle School/High School in North Hills (labaptist.org), on how the recession is hitting Christian education.

544-554 – David Morrell, a second-year student at Yale Law School, and a conservative Christian, with observations about how his generation views the challenges of our day.

558-608 – Joel Rosenberg, (joelrosenberg.com) former communications advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and million-selling author of The Last Jihad, The Ezekiel Option, The Copper Scroll, Dead Heat, and his non-fiction Epicenter.His latest book just came out on Tuesday titled Inside The Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus Are Battling to Dominate The Middle East And Transform The World.Joel will be in San Diego at the Cox Arena on Saturday, April 4, from 9am-4pm, for a Bible Prophecy Conference, for more info, check out epicenter09.com.

612-623 – Joel Rosenberg

628-638 – Caleb Kaltenbach, lead pastor at Shepherd of the Hills – Woodland Hills Campus, (shepherdwoodlandhills.com), who knows first hand the challenges of same sex marriage.They're located at the corner of DeSoto and Burbank, just north of the 101, across from Kaiser Woodland Hills.

• Fox News (3/13/09) ACLU Urges California District to Let Kids Leave School for Medical Treatment Without Parental Consent. The ACLU is threatening to sue a California school district after it changed a policy to require teenagers get parental consent to leave campus for confidential medical services.The Vista Unified School District board voted unanimously Thursday to change its existing policy that allowed students to be excused for confidential appointments — including abortions — without notifying parents, according to the North County Times.